yt-transcript-fetcher | YouTube Transcript Fetcher
A python package to fetch YouTube video transcripts.
Installation
Use the package manager pip to install yt-transcript-fetcher.
pip install yt-transcript-fetcher
Usage
Basic usage examples can be found in the examples directory.
Command Line Interface (CLI)
The package includes a basic command line interface for fetching transcripts. You can run the following command:
yt-transcript-fetcher <video_id> --list-languages
This will list all available languages for the specified video ID.
yt-transcript-fetcher <video_id> --download <language_code>
This will download the transcript for the specified video ID in the given language code and output it to standard output.
Python API
You can also use the package as a Python module. Here is a basic example:
from yt_transcript_fetcher import list_languages, get_transcript
video_id = "dQw4w9WgXcQ" # Replace with your video ID
languages = list_languages(video_id)
print("Available languages:", languages)
transcript = get_transcript(video_id, language_code="en")
print("Transcript:", transcript)
Contributing
Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.
License
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